Former Nigerian Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (Rtd.), has confirmed that he and the late President Muhammadu Buhari were both receiving treatment at the same hospital in London before Buhari passed away.
In an interview with Channels Television monitored by on Monday, Abdulsalami stated that he had just been discharged from the hospital when news of Buhari’s death broke.
“Unfortunately, we were in the same hospital together, but I have been discharged. So when I heard the news of his passing away, I quickly went there to condole with the family and see what could be done in order to get the corpse ready to be taken home,” he said. 
A reliable source in the presidency had disclosed that Abdulsalami was being treated for age-related complications.
Buhari’s death was announced on Sunday. SaharaReporters also reported that his remains would no longer arrive in the country today (Monday) as earlier expected, causing a shift in the scheduled burial.
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